Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Belize
Belize: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Belize, 1961–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Belize is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Belize peaked at 18.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -13.5%, in 2020.
Belize ranks 123rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Belize, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.9% | — |
| 1962 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 4.9% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +50.0% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -30.7% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 10.2% | +158.1% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | -47.6% |
| 1974 | 13.6% | +153.4% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -73.5% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | -100.9% |
| 1977 | 6.5% | -19195.9% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 12.1% | +61.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -90.6% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -109.4% |
| 1983 | -2.1% | +1912.1% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -192.0% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -49.1% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +351.8% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +135.9% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -51.8% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -100.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -3760.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +51.1% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +283.1% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +142.1% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -59.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +79.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -50.5% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -53.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +103.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -26.0% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -148.7% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -72.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -417.3% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -109.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -3132.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -29.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2017 | -1.8% | +9681.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -144.8% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +417.8% |
| 2020 | -13.5% | -417.7% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -233.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -48.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -94.6% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +600.8% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -21.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +19195.9% | -0.0% | 6.5% |
| 2017 | -9681.7% | -0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | +3760.3% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2012 | +3132.1% | -0.1% | 3.9% |
| 1983 | -1912.1% | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | +600.8% | 0.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.3% | -0.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -2.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | -0.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | -1.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -1.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | -13.5% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Belize?
- Annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Belize was 2.7% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.5% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions?
- Belize ranks 123rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.